The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) has released two new information letters:
- TILEs to RUGs Training Information
DADS informed Nursing Facility Providers, Hospice Providers, Community Based Alternatives Home and Community Support Services Agencies, Consolidated Waiver Programs, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, State of Texas Access Reform Plus, and Integrated Care Management Providers about the transition from Texas Index for Level of Effort (TILE) to the federal Resource Utilization Group (RUG-III). Transition will occur on September 1, 2008.
DADS is offering online training to providers. Download the two-page letter for more information.
- Money Follows the Person CBA Demonstration Service; Overnight Companion Services (OCS)
DADS informed Home and Community Support Services Agency Community Based Alternatives Providers in Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy Counties, about new services in The Money Follows the Person (MFP) initiative. An excerpt of the three-page letter:
Effective May 1, 2008, eligible CBA MFP Demonstration participants residing in Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties may access a new demonstration service, overnight companion services (OCS), to assist in their relocation from institutional to community living. OCS will be offered annually to up to 20 participants. OCS provide 8-12 consecutive hours during a 24 hour period of available, direct support and assistance in the individual’s home during normal sleeping hours, not restricted to normal nighttime hours.
For more details, download the letter.
